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February 21,1989 The Point News Pages
E n t e r t a i n m e n t
Sober Cinem a
by Sarah Newman
& Holly Stewart
Welcome to Sober Cinema, the movie review that recog­nizes
students’ needs: books, a beach, and brewskies. The
Sober Cinema uses the "Brewskie Method" now practiced
behind closed doors in dormitories all over campus. The
"Brewskie Method" evaluates "totally cool flicks, DUDE"
based on the number of brewskies one needs to consume
before the said film can be "cool, man.” Therefore, the lower
the number of brewskies recommended, the better the rating.
Beaches is a drama about in personality and in expe- a ^ B E E P W 0 E E C
two women’s lives, and
motherhood. The plot in ­volves
two hardships, ca­reers,
love lives, and moth­erhood.
The plot involves
two young girls who meet
on the boardwalk in Atlan­tic
City one summer; they
become pen pals and even­tually
best friends. Bette
Midler stars as C. C. Bloom,
an aspiring singer and ac­tress
with a feisty personal­ity,
and Barbara Hershey
portrays Hillary Whitney, a
rich girl who is trying to
escape her roots.
Bette Midler’s charac­ter
is a less rowdy version
of herself. The character is
definitely very close to her
rience. Barbara Hershey’s
performance is equally
convincing as a slightly
bitchy best friend who
knows she is smart, pretty,
and rich. Her character
lacks strong characteristics
that would make a movie­goer
stand up and take
notice, but Barbara Her­shey
plays her character to
a tee.
The movie itself cov­ered
a wide range of scen­ery:
a penthouse, beach
house, dive apartment and
mansion. Each set was
elaborately done down to
the brass door knobs of the
penthouse and the faulty
radiator of the apartment
dive. Every detail was in
place. Although the movie
was emotionally moving, it
seemed to drag near the
end. Since we had precon­ceptions
of the movie, the
ending did not have the
impact of surprise it should
have had. The final scene
abruptly ended with a ver­sion
of "That’s the Glory of
Love." This song seemed
horribly inappropriate be­cause
it was too simple to
sum up such a complex
relationship. It would have
been more appropriate in
Should The Shoe Ttee Get The Boot?
By Sarah Newman & Holly Stewart
For the past year or so, St. Mary’s campus has been graced with a piece of ”studential”
art. Namely, the shoe tree, a huge deciduous tree adorned with more than 50 pairs of shoes.
This shoe site is located on the walk between Prince George and Dorchester dorms.
Con Shoes:
One must admit that
while the alleged "shoe tree"
does have some artistic
merit, there are some im­portant
drawbacks to this
masterpiece to consider.
First, there is the men­ace
presented to many in ­nocent
shoes who run a
daily risk of abduction
simply for the purpose of
alleged "art." While the
shoes do find good com­pany
among the other tree-mates,
and get a unique
perspective of the world
(before unknown to shoe-kind),
I am sure that many
miss their old occupants,
the extreme end of the lower
human limbs, and that this
sense of loss is mutual.
A second danger is
presented to those who
venture into the vicinity of
the tree and walk under the
precariously perched shoes.
A strong gust of wind and a
rotting lace could result in
a painful and humiliating
accident. Namely, a large
size 13 combat boot or Nike
hightop falling from it ’s
branch and striking down
some unwary pedestrian. No
one but Isaac Newton could
possibly appreciate such a
rude awakening.
A third problem arises
when one realizes that the
shoes disgracing the aes­thetic
value of the campus,
the path, the TREE. The
art is most definitely sea­sonal,
come summer the
leaves will hide the shoes,
and then who will want to
see a glimpse of rubber sole
or moldy canvas peeking
through the foliage?
Lastly, the shoe tree is
a discouraging symbol of
the waste of today’s Ameri­can
society. While count­less
children in under-privi-leged
countries walk bare­foot
and with stubbed toes,
our capitalist citizens are
busy wasting valuable re­sources
that could be used
by others merely for the
sake of entertainment.
So, in order to prevent
these incidents o f theft, ac­cidental
injury, pollution
and wastefulness, let us get
to the root of the problem
and kick the shoe tree.
Pro Shoes:
The shoe tree, a mas­terpiece
of the twentieth
century, is a living monu­ment
of the students at St.
Mary’s. The aesthetic vi­sion
serves as an all season
Christmas tree and a taste­ful
and appropriate addi­tion
to the dull winter blahs.
The shoe tree reflects
the wholesome social char­acter
of the campus. Each
show is matched correctly
with it’s sole mate and hangs
securely from the each
sturdy limb. The shoe tree
positively reinforces in d i­vidual
work because it
encourages every student
to make himself or at least
his shoes known. It is an
opportunity for students to
leave their mark before
departing from St. Mary’s
without having to pay
"damage charges" for de­facing
school property.
The shoe tree reflects
the personality of the stu­dents.
The predominantly
conservative nature of the
student population is made
apparent by the abundance
of plain white girl’s size
seven tennis shoes. The
athletic excellence of the
campus is represented by
the well-worn cleats still
muddied from their field
experiences. Even one pair
of bowling shoes hang on a
low branch. The more
daring black high heeled
leather boots show the pres­describing
a lover’s rela­tionship
instead of a rela­tionship
between best
friends. One very distract­ing
part of the film was the
beach scenes; the neighbors
rode by on horses in the
same direction three times
without turning around.
Singing and concerts are
important to this movie,
however, too many "song
scenes" complicate it. Many
such scenes serve to make
social comments, for ex­ample;
the evils of indus­try,
which propel the movie
in unnatural directions.
Other singing scenes such
as the clip from a Broad­way
show serve to move the
characters into conflict and
finally resolution. How­ever,
the power of this one
scene was muddled by the
indiscretion and over use
of other musical scenes.
Overall, the movie was
very good because it made
the audience care about the
characters. The audience
was predominantly pairs of
women, except for one
married couple toting an
infant in a baby seat. The
male figures in the film
aren’t very likable charac­ters
which tends to dis­criminate
against the male
audience; many men have
said they can’t relate to the
film. However, the audi­ence
is genuinely moved by
the end of the movie.
Bring your best friend,
a brewskie for each of you
(we wouldn’t want to spread
the flu), and a box of Puffs.
This has been Holly and
Sarah bringing you Sober
Cinema.
These shoes that hang over the path to P.G. Dorm may not be
around for long. Rumors are floating that the shoestrings of this
campus pastime will soon be cut. Should people be paid to spend
time removing the footware that has been placed there over the
years? How bad do dangling boots make a tree look?
•Photo by Andrew Kastello
ence of a less conventional
movement on campus.
Although the shoe tree
shows the individuality of
students, it is also indica­tive
of the unity and to­getherness
of our small
community. Each shoe is
matched with it’s mate and
one can sit and watch the
shoes twine around each
other on a beautiful spring
day. Where else would these
old, abused shoes go? The
trash. In the shoe tree, they
have a purpose-to amuse
spectators, reflect ideals,
harbor nesting birds. So
bring an extra pair of shoes
and picnic lunch*

February 21,1989 The Point News Pages
E n t e r t a i n m e n t
Sober Cinem a
by Sarah Newman
& Holly Stewart
Welcome to Sober Cinema, the movie review that recog­nizes
students’ needs: books, a beach, and brewskies. The
Sober Cinema uses the "Brewskie Method" now practiced
behind closed doors in dormitories all over campus. The
"Brewskie Method" evaluates "totally cool flicks, DUDE"
based on the number of brewskies one needs to consume
before the said film can be "cool, man.” Therefore, the lower
the number of brewskies recommended, the better the rating.
Beaches is a drama about in personality and in expe- a ^ B E E P W 0 E E C
two women’s lives, and
motherhood. The plot in ­volves
two hardships, ca­reers,
love lives, and moth­erhood.
The plot involves
two young girls who meet
on the boardwalk in Atlan­tic
City one summer; they
become pen pals and even­tually
best friends. Bette
Midler stars as C. C. Bloom,
an aspiring singer and ac­tress
with a feisty personal­ity,
and Barbara Hershey
portrays Hillary Whitney, a
rich girl who is trying to
escape her roots.
Bette Midler’s charac­ter
is a less rowdy version
of herself. The character is
definitely very close to her
rience. Barbara Hershey’s
performance is equally
convincing as a slightly
bitchy best friend who
knows she is smart, pretty,
and rich. Her character
lacks strong characteristics
that would make a movie­goer
stand up and take
notice, but Barbara Her­shey
plays her character to
a tee.
The movie itself cov­ered
a wide range of scen­ery:
a penthouse, beach
house, dive apartment and
mansion. Each set was
elaborately done down to
the brass door knobs of the
penthouse and the faulty
radiator of the apartment
dive. Every detail was in
place. Although the movie
was emotionally moving, it
seemed to drag near the
end. Since we had precon­ceptions
of the movie, the
ending did not have the
impact of surprise it should
have had. The final scene
abruptly ended with a ver­sion
of "That’s the Glory of
Love." This song seemed
horribly inappropriate be­cause
it was too simple to
sum up such a complex
relationship. It would have
been more appropriate in
Should The Shoe Ttee Get The Boot?
By Sarah Newman & Holly Stewart
For the past year or so, St. Mary’s campus has been graced with a piece of ”studential”
art. Namely, the shoe tree, a huge deciduous tree adorned with more than 50 pairs of shoes.
This shoe site is located on the walk between Prince George and Dorchester dorms.
Con Shoes:
One must admit that
while the alleged "shoe tree"
does have some artistic
merit, there are some im­portant
drawbacks to this
masterpiece to consider.
First, there is the men­ace
presented to many in ­nocent
shoes who run a
daily risk of abduction
simply for the purpose of
alleged "art." While the
shoes do find good com­pany
among the other tree-mates,
and get a unique
perspective of the world
(before unknown to shoe-kind),
I am sure that many
miss their old occupants,
the extreme end of the lower
human limbs, and that this
sense of loss is mutual.
A second danger is
presented to those who
venture into the vicinity of
the tree and walk under the
precariously perched shoes.
A strong gust of wind and a
rotting lace could result in
a painful and humiliating
accident. Namely, a large
size 13 combat boot or Nike
hightop falling from it ’s
branch and striking down
some unwary pedestrian. No
one but Isaac Newton could
possibly appreciate such a
rude awakening.
A third problem arises
when one realizes that the
shoes disgracing the aes­thetic
value of the campus,
the path, the TREE. The
art is most definitely sea­sonal,
come summer the
leaves will hide the shoes,
and then who will want to
see a glimpse of rubber sole
or moldy canvas peeking
through the foliage?
Lastly, the shoe tree is
a discouraging symbol of
the waste of today’s Ameri­can
society. While count­less
children in under-privi-leged
countries walk bare­foot
and with stubbed toes,
our capitalist citizens are
busy wasting valuable re­sources
that could be used
by others merely for the
sake of entertainment.
So, in order to prevent
these incidents o f theft, ac­cidental
injury, pollution
and wastefulness, let us get
to the root of the problem
and kick the shoe tree.
Pro Shoes:
The shoe tree, a mas­terpiece
of the twentieth
century, is a living monu­ment
of the students at St.
Mary’s. The aesthetic vi­sion
serves as an all season
Christmas tree and a taste­ful
and appropriate addi­tion
to the dull winter blahs.
The shoe tree reflects
the wholesome social char­acter
of the campus. Each
show is matched correctly
with it’s sole mate and hangs
securely from the each
sturdy limb. The shoe tree
positively reinforces in d i­vidual
work because it
encourages every student
to make himself or at least
his shoes known. It is an
opportunity for students to
leave their mark before
departing from St. Mary’s
without having to pay
"damage charges" for de­facing
school property.
The shoe tree reflects
the personality of the stu­dents.
The predominantly
conservative nature of the
student population is made
apparent by the abundance
of plain white girl’s size
seven tennis shoes. The
athletic excellence of the
campus is represented by
the well-worn cleats still
muddied from their field
experiences. Even one pair
of bowling shoes hang on a
low branch. The more
daring black high heeled
leather boots show the pres­describing
a lover’s rela­tionship
instead of a rela­tionship
between best
friends. One very distract­ing
part of the film was the
beach scenes; the neighbors
rode by on horses in the
same direction three times
without turning around.
Singing and concerts are
important to this movie,
however, too many "song
scenes" complicate it. Many
such scenes serve to make
social comments, for ex­ample;
the evils of indus­try,
which propel the movie
in unnatural directions.
Other singing scenes such
as the clip from a Broad­way
show serve to move the
characters into conflict and
finally resolution. How­ever,
the power of this one
scene was muddled by the
indiscretion and over use
of other musical scenes.
Overall, the movie was
very good because it made
the audience care about the
characters. The audience
was predominantly pairs of
women, except for one
married couple toting an
infant in a baby seat. The
male figures in the film
aren’t very likable charac­ters
which tends to dis­criminate
against the male
audience; many men have
said they can’t relate to the
film. However, the audi­ence
is genuinely moved by
the end of the movie.
Bring your best friend,
a brewskie for each of you
(we wouldn’t want to spread
the flu), and a box of Puffs.
This has been Holly and
Sarah bringing you Sober
Cinema.
These shoes that hang over the path to P.G. Dorm may not be
around for long. Rumors are floating that the shoestrings of this
campus pastime will soon be cut. Should people be paid to spend
time removing the footware that has been placed there over the
years? How bad do dangling boots make a tree look?
•Photo by Andrew Kastello
ence of a less conventional
movement on campus.
Although the shoe tree
shows the individuality of
students, it is also indica­tive
of the unity and to­getherness
of our small
community. Each shoe is
matched with it’s mate and
one can sit and watch the
shoes twine around each
other on a beautiful spring
day. Where else would these
old, abused shoes go? The
trash. In the shoe tree, they
have a purpose-to amuse
spectators, reflect ideals,
harbor nesting birds. So
bring an extra pair of shoes
and picnic lunch*